Buchanan

Population: 1,324
Median household income: $49,271
Median home value: $173,400

Buchanan is a community in Haralson County, Georgia, home to 1,324 residents. At $49,271, its median household income sits below Haralson County's $65,016.

From 2019 to 2023, Buchanan's population grew 3.4% from 1,281 to 1,324, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $127,100 to $173,400.

The typical home was built around 1969. 16.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,324
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,271
Median home value: $173,400
Median gross rent: $914
Housing units: 481
Homeownership rate: 48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2811,324

Median household income

$28,636$49,271

Median home value

$127,100$173,400

Median gross rent

$632$914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,281	$28,636	$127,100	$632
2020	1,409	$38,281	$129,500	$873
2021	1,239	—	$132,100	$790
2022	1,238	$46,071	$157,800	$858
2023	1,324	$49,271	$173,400	$914

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2414.6%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	4.5%
5 to 17	191	14.4%
18 to 24	193	14.6%
25 to 34	183	13.8%
35 to 44	203	15.3%
45 to 54	107	8.1%
55 to 64	254	19.2%
65 to 74	56	4.2%
75 and over	78	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,185	89.5%
Black or African American	97	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.2%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	275	31.2%
High school graduate	354	40.2%
Some college or associate's	193	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	41	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	457	85.9%
Carpooled	20	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	6.8%
Other means	14	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	174	35.1%
15 to 29 min	172	34.7%
30 to 44 min	79	15.9%
45 to 59 min	1	0.2%
60+ min	70	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 16.8% (210 of 1,251)

	Count	Share
Family households	274	61.9%
Nonfamily households	169	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	443	92.1%
Vacant	38	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	215	48.5%
Renter-occupied	228	51.5%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	321	66.7%
1-unit, attached	8	1.7%
2 to 4 units	50	10.4%
5 to 19 units	8	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	94	19.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1311616
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 33.8005, -85.1798